Guide to Wireless Communications

by Ciampa, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780619120009
• ISBN10: 0619120002
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-11
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

This comprehensive hands-on text explores the latest wireless technologies in the networking industry, including Bluetooth, SWAP, Wireless LANs, 802.11a and 802.11b, Cellular Telephone, Infrared lasers, Microwave, Spread spectrum, and Satellite. This comprehensive text also offers important historical coverage of wireless technology to show how we got where we are today and where we can expect to see wireless networks in the future.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
PART I --- HOW WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WORKS
Introduction to Wireless Communications	1	(28)
How Wireless Technology Is Used	2	(12)
SWAP	2	(1)
Bluetooth	3	(2)
Satellite	5	(1)
2G Digital Cellular	6	(2)
Wireless Local Area Network	8	(2)
Fixed Broadband Wireless	10	(1)
WAP	11	(1)
The Wireless Landscape	12	(2)
Wireless Applications	14	(5)
Education	14	(1)
Military	15	(1)
Business	15	(1)
Entertainment	15	(1)
Travel	16	(1)
Construction	16	(1)
Warehouse Management	17	(1)
Health Care	18	(1)
Wireless Advantages and Disadvantages	19	(4)
Advantages	19	(2)
Disadvantages	21	(2)
Chapter Summary	23	(1)
Key Terms	23	(2)
Review Questions	25	(2)
Hands-on Projects	27	(1)
Case Projects	27	(1)
Optional Teams Case Project	28	(1)
How Wireless Works	29	(38)
How Data Is Represented	30	(2)
Wireless Signals	32	(7)
Infrared Light	33	(5)
Radio Waves	38	(1)
How Radio Data Is Transmitted	39	(20)
Analog and Digital	39	(2)
Frequency	41	(3)
Transmission Speed	44	(2)
Analog Modulation	46	(4)
Digital Modulation	50	(3)
Spread Spectrum	53	(6)
Chapter Summary	59	(1)
Key Terms	60	(2)
Review Questions	62	(2)
Hands-on Projects	64	(1)
Case Project	65	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	65	(2)
Understanding Radio Frequency Communications	67	(40)
Components of a Radio System	68	(7)
Filter	68	(2)
Mixer	70	(1)
Amplifier	71	(1)
Antenna	72	(3)
Design of a Radio System	75	(13)
Multiple Access	75	(4)
Transmission Direction	79	(3)
Switching	82	(3)
Signal Strength	85	(3)
Understanding Standards	88	(7)
The Need for Standards	89	(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Standards	89	(2)
Types of Standards	91	(1)
Telecommunications Standards Organizations	92	(2)
Regulatory Agencies	94	(1)
Radio Frequency Spectrum	95	(3)
Chapter Summary	98	(1)
Key Terms	99	(3)
Review Questions	102	(1)
Hands-on Projects	103	(1)
Case Projects	104	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	105	(2)
PART II --- PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS
Infrared	107	(32)
Communications Models and Standards	108	(4)
Communications Model: OSI	108	(2)
Communications Standards: IEEE 802	110	(2)
Network Protocol Stacks	112	(1)
Infrared WLANs	112	(14)
Characteristics	113	(1)
IEEE 802.11 Infrared WLANs	114	(2)
IrDA	116	(1)
Overview	116	(1)
Multiple Infrared Connections	117	(2)
IrDA Protocol Stack	119	(5)
Other Considerations	124	(2)
Chapter Summary	126	(1)
Key Terms	127	(2)
Review Questions	129	(1)
Hands-on Projects	130	(7)
Case Projects	137	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	138	(1)
Bluetooth	139	(42)
What Is Bluetooth?	140	(4)
How Bluetooth Is Used	140	(1)
Bluetooth vs. IrDA	141	(2)
Bluetooth SIG	143	(1)
How Bluetooth Works	144	(18)
Protocol Stack	144	(1)
RF Layer	144	(5)
Baseband Layer	149	(9)
Link Manager Protocol (LMP) Layer	158	(4)
Other Layers and Functions	162	(1)
Bluetooth Issues	162	(2)
Cost	162	(1)
Limited Support	163	(1)
Protocol Limitations	163	(1)
Market Position	163	(1)
Spectrum Conflict	164	(1)
Chapter Summary	164	(2)
Key Terms	166	(1)
Review Questions	167	(2)
Hands-on Projects	169	(10)
Case Project	179	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	179	(2)
PART III --- LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
Low-Speed Wireless Local Area Networks	181	(52)
WLAN Applications	182	(2)
How WLANs Operate	184	(8)
Components	184	(6)
Modes	190	(2)
HomeRF	192	(1)
IEEE 802.11	193	(1)
IEEE 802.11b	193	(18)
Physical Layer	194	(3)
Medium Access Control Layer	197	(14)
Chapter Summary	211	(2)
Key Terms	213	(3)
Review Questions	216	(2)
Hands-on Projects	218	(13)
Case Project	231	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	231	(2)
High-Speed WLANs and WLAN Security	233	(34)
IEEE 802.11a	234	(12)
U-NII Frequency Band	234	(2)
Channel Allocation	236	(2)
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing	238	(5)
Error Correction	243	(1)
802.11a Physical Layer	244	(2)
IEEE 802.11g	246	(1)
HiperLAN/2	246	(2)
Physical Layer	247	(1)
Data Link Layer	247	(1)
Convergence Layer	248	(1)
Summary: High- and Low-Speed WLANs	248	(3)
802.11 Security	251	(6)
Basic Security	251	(3)
Enhanced Security	254	(3)
Chapter Summary	257	(2)
Key Terms	259	(2)
Review Questions	261	(1)
Hands-on Projects	262	(4)
Case Projects	266	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	266	(1)
PART IV - WIDE AREA NETWORKS AND WIRELESS IN BUSINESS
Digital Cellular Telephony	267	(26)
Applications	268	(1)
How Cellular Telephony Works	269	(4)
Digital Cellular Technology	273	(6)
First Generation	273	(2)
Second Generation	275	(2)
2.5 Generation	277	(1)
Third Generation	278	(1)
Client Software	279	(5)
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)	279	(3)
i-Mode	282	(1)
Java	283	(1)
Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)	284	(1)
Digital Cellular Issues and Outlook	284	(2)
Competing Technologies	284	(1)
Limited Spectrum	285	(1)
Costs	285	(1)
Other Wireless Options	285	(1)
Chapter Summary	286	(2)
Key Terms	288	(1)
Review Questions	289	(2)
Hands-on Projects	291	(1)
Case Projects	292	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	292	(1)
Fixed Wireless	293	(36)
What is Fixed Wireless?	294	(4)
Last Mile Wired Connections	294	(1)
Last Mile Wireless Connections	295	(3)
Land-Based Fixed Baseband Wireless	298	(4)
Remote Wireless Bridge	298	(4)
Land-Based Fixed Broadband Wireless	302	(15)
Free Space Optics	302	(4)
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)	306	(8)
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)	314	(3)
Satellite Fixed Broadband Wireless	317	(7)
Low Earth Orbiting (LEO)	318	(2)
Medium Earth Orbiting (MEO)	320	(1)
Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO)	321	(3)
Key Terms	324	(1)
Review Questions	325	(2)
Hands-on Projects	327	(1)
Case Projects	327	(1)
Optional Team Case Project	328	(1)
Wireless Communications in Business	329	(20)
Advantages of Wireless Technology for Business	330	(2)
Universal Access to Corporate Data	330	(1)
Increased Productivity	330	(1)
Increased Access to the Customer's Own Data	331	(1)
Data Availability 24/7	331	(1)
Improved IT Support	332	(1)
Challenges of Using Wireless Technology	332	(2)
New Technology	332	(1)
Competing Technologies	332	(1)
Data Security and Privacy	333	(1)
User Reluctance	333	(1)
Shortage of Qualified Staff	333	(1)
Building a Wireless Infrastructure	334	(6)
Evaluate Needs	334	(4)
Develop a Plan	338	(1)
Request for Proposal	339	(1)
Perform a Limited Trial	340	(1)
Begin Training	341	(1)
Rollout to All Users	341	(1)
Provide Support	342	(1)
Chapter Summary	343	(2)
Key Terms	345	(1)
Review Questions	345	(2)
Hands-on Projects	347	(1)
Case Projects	347	(2)
APPENDIX A History of Wireless Communications	349	(16)
Early Developments	350	(1)
Radio	351	(2)
Television	353	(2)
Radar	355	(3)
Satellites	358	(2)
Cellular Telephones	360	(5)
APPENDIX B Technical Summaries	365	(10)
General Information	365	(6)
Radio Frequencies	371	(1)
Personal Area Network Information	372	(1)
Local Area Network Information	372	(1)
Wide Area Network Information	373	(2)
Glossary	375	(8)
Index	383